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I don't think the high keytops are rare at all. In my records of over 20 HP41 machines I have had or worked on about half were the high keytop versions.
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Hi,
AFAIK they changed the from the steep keys to the flat ones around 1980-81.
So obviously there are more HP-41's with 'flat' keys than with steep keys.
Three of my HP-41's have those steep keys.
For usage, I like the 'flat' keys much more,
the alpha symbols are easier to read,
and the 'knack' point and pressure force is optimal (IMHO).
Regards,
Raymond
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You have to understand ebay semantics. "rare" means "not all of them were made this way", just as "like new" means "it probably works" and "exceptional value" refers to the value to the seller, not to the buyer.